How many keys on a piano?

Singapore
January 22, 2008 2:15am CST
I was listening to the radio, and there was a snippet on how this classical piece was played on an ancient piano that had less keys than the keyboard of a piano today. So that got me thinking. how many keys do you think are on a piano? Have you ever learnt how to play the piano? Did you recall how many there are?
4 responses
jillhill
@jillhill (37354)
• United States
22 Jan 08
I think there are 88. I did take lessons for a while when I was a kid but broke my arm and never went back. I would love to learn! My daughter and granddaughter are actually taking lessons together!
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squaretile
@squaretile (3778)
• Singapore
24 Jan 08
yes you're right - congrats!
lkbooi
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
23 Jan 08
Though I had learnt piano for a couple of years when young, I didn’t aware how many keys were actually there on a piano. I guess that there are not less than 50 white keys and about 20 black keys which are flat and sharps. There is all I know about piano, lol.
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Madona1
@Madona1 (2096)
• Gibraltar
24 Jan 08
It is an interesting question as I never thought of it. I never learn playing piano but now my daughter is learning. So we have a piano at home. I just counted there are 52 white keys and 36 black keys makes up 88 keys in total. LOL
greensleeve
@greensleeve (88)
• China
24 Jan 08
i start to learn piano in my childhood,only four years,afterwards i give up it because of certain reasons.piano is a dulcet art,i like it very much.i know 88 keys on piano,i remember that there are 36 black keys and 52 white keys.